Clostridium beijerinckii NCIMB 8052

Clostridium_beijerinckii
Names Clostridium beijerinckii NCIMB 8052
Accession numbers NC_009617
Background Clostridium beijerinckii species are ubiquitous in nature and routinely isolated from soil samples. C. beijerinckii NCIMB 8052 is a saccharolytic, strictly anaerobic, mesophyllic, motile, rod-shaped bacteria with oval, sub-terminal spores. It exhibits peritrichous flagella. During fermentation, it produces a number of products including acetate, butyrate, lactate, hydrogen gas, carbon dioxide, acetone, butanol, ethanol, acetoin and acetyl methyl carbonil. It is this capacity for solvent production (especially butanol, acetone, and isopropanol) that makes it biotechnologically interesting. It grows well and is easy to handle in simple, inexpensive media that is realistic for industrial use. The morphology of the cell changes over the growth cycle of the organism; at early exponential phase, the cells are long, filamentous and very motile. As the culture approaches the solventogenic stage, which corresponds with the stationary phase, cells shorten, become plumper and exhibit a lower level of motility (modified from http://genome.jgi-psf.org/finished_microbes/clobe/clobe.home.html). (EBI Integr8)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Firmicutes
Class:Clostridia
Order:Clostridiales
Family:Clostridiaceae
Genus:Clostridium
Species:beijerinckii
Strain NCIMB 8052
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (06-JUN-2007) US DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive B100, Walnut Creek, CA 94598-1698, USA
(29-JUN-2007) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method Sanger
Isolation site plant-derived foodstuff (corn meal)
Isolation country NA
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties Positive
Shape Bacilli
Mobility Yes
Flagellar presence Yes
Number of membranes 1
Oxygen requirements Anaerobic
Optimal temperature NA
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat Fresh water, Soil
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name NA
Cell arrangement Pairs, Singles
Sporulation Sporulating
Metabolism NA
Energy source Chemoorganotroph
Diseases None
Pathogenicity No